Informality and Courts

Name: Informality and Courts
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
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Comparative Perspectives

By: Bjrn Dressel (Editor), Raul Sanchez-Urribarri (Editor), Alexander Stroh-Steckelberg (Editor)

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Hardcover | 9 April 2025

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This volume explores an understudied aspect of courts: The extent to which informal institutions and relational networks (e.g., professional, clientelist, family etc.) relations affect how courts are organised and operate. For instance, to what extent can 'good personal relations' outweigh professional merits in judicial appointment processes? Or in what ways do international or domestic judicial networks help protect courts against other branches of power? Our relational-institutional perspective allows us to better understand a variety of important processes for the comparative study of courts including judicial appointments, judicial decision-making, judicial administration, institutional development, inter-branch relations, corruption, and court reform, among others. More importantly, an emphasis on informality sheds new light on the accountability role of courts in democratic regimes, at a time when democracy worldwide is at risk and authoritarian regimes are on the rise. Bringing together the thoughts of scholars with different levels of seniority and disciplinary expertise, this volume offers cross-national engagement with theory, providing systematic analyses of the configuration, operation, and roles of informal institutions and relations, and their importance in different socio-political contexts and legal systems.

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Informality and Courts stands as a remarkable collaborative effort, uniting distinguished scholars of judicial systems from around the globe. This volume showcases diverse empirical insights, enriching our understanding of courts and their institutional complexities. A truly international and interdisciplinary work, it is an essential read for anyone seeking an innovative investigation of courts through a groundbreaking relational perspective.--Sida Liu, The University of Hong Kong

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